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struggle4progress

(120,656 posts) Wed Jan 8, 2025, 11:05 PM Wednesday

The mathematician so strange the FBI thought he was a spy

... Paul Erdos ...

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He was a bizarre dude. Lucky Luciano Thursday #1

Lucky Luciano

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1. He was a bizarre dude.

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Thu Jan 9, 2025, 01:28 AM

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Mathematicians often love to compare their Erdös numbers - the degree of separation you have from him based on co-authoring papers.

Co-authoring with Erdös is Erdös number one (maybe zero not sure). Coauthoring with someone who is Erdös number N means you have Erdös number N+1 where N is the minimum amongst all people you have coauthored with.

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